Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

EMEA companies most enthusiastic about AI, ML

European business leaders know their organisations would benefit from AI and ML, despite the differing views on these technologies in the boardroom. This is among the findings from Workday's new study on how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will...

IITPSA names 2023 President’s Awards finalists

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the finalists for the 2023 IITPSA President's Awards. The awards recognise leaders in the ICT sector, and have grown in scope over 30 years to include the IT Personality of the...

City dwellers at higher risk from cyber-criminals

When looking for victims, cybercriminals focus on urban internet users. A NordVPN study has found that countries where cyber risk is considered high or very high have no less than 80% of the population living in cities. "Urban residents are more likely to enjoy higher...

Financial assets rise, but wealth gap widens

South Africa saw strong growth in financial assets in 2019. In fact, the world had a bumper year in 2019, with growth financial increasing by close to 10% - a trend that continued into the first six months of 2020. These are findings from the eleventh edition of...

Black Friday could look very different this year

The knock-on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown are set to drive a very different a Black Friday in November this year - which could good news for South Africans saving their depleted available spend for bargains that will yield great value. With retailers...

Liquid Telecom adds Cyber Risk Aware to new security unit

Cyber security awareness platform Cyber Risk Aware has been selected as the security awareness education and phishing simulation solution for the newly-unveiled cyber security unit within Liquid Telecom. Cyber Risk Aware's solution has been curated to help Liquid...

Mixed results for backup appliances

The EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) market rose in value 11,1% year on year to $320,9-million in the second quarter of 2020, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Backup Appliance Tracker. Total EMEA PBBA open...

Digitalisation set to transform transport industry

Kathy Gibson reports from virtual Huawei Connect - Digital transformation has a lot to offer the transport industry in creating a comprehensive ecosystem to ease the movement of people and goods. This was the overriding message from the Huawei Transportation Summit...

Huawei doubles down on mobile ecosystem development

Kathy Gibson reports from virtual Huawei Connect - Having been excluded from pre-loading many US-built applications and services on its mobile devices, Huawei has made quick progress in building its own ecosystem. Zhang Ping'an, president: consumer cloud service at...

Pandemic highlights the reality of SA’s digital divide

The lockdown proved to be an eye-opener in terms of how far South Africa must still go to overcome the digital divide, and bring millions of citizens into the digital economy. This is according to speakers at a webinar endorsed by the Institute of Information...

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